Telecom Industry Is Mad Because the FCC Might Examine High Broadband Prices(techdirt.com)

432 points by rntn 2 years ago | 249 comments

Techdirt article by Karl Bode on telecom industry opposition to an FCC Notice of Inquiry considering broadband prices in its deployment assessments.

FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for using NSA collections(techdirt.com)

348 points by repelsteeltje 2 years ago | 94 comments

Techdirt article on FBI Director Wray admitting the agency rarely has probable cause when performing backdoor searches of NSA Section 702 collections.

Comcast, CenturyLink fail to derail Utah community-owned gigabit fiber network(techdirt.com)

761 points by rntn 3 years ago | 243 comments

Techdirt article on Bountiful, Utah's community-owned open-access gigabit fiber network surviving opposition from Comcast and CenturyLink.

Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers(techdirt.com)

366 points by rntn 2 years ago | 167 comments

Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden's letter revealing that the NSA buys Americans' data, including location data, from commercial data brokers.

Cable Companies, Automakers Try to Derail FTC, FCC Quest to Kill Misleading Fees(techdirt.com)

155 points by rntn 2 years ago | 93 comments

Google’s Plan to DRM the Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For(techdirt.com)

887 points by g0xA52A2A 3 years ago | 296 comments

Techdirt opinion piece by Mike Masnick criticizing Google's Web Environment Integrity proposal as DRM for the web and a betrayal of its open-web values.